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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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